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Katherine
by Min, Anchee
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1573220051
- ISBN 13
- 9781573220057
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Riverhead Hardcover, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [12], 241, [2] pages. Second book of the Chinese-born and American-adopted author, concerning an American teacher in China. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Min in black ink on title page. Slight rubbing to jacket; else a near fine copy.b/w Decorative Title Page / Headpieces.
Synopsis
Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen, she was sent to a labor collective, where talent scouts discovered her and recruited her to work as an actress. She came to the U.S. in 1984 with the help of the actress Joan Chen . A painter, photographer, and musician, she lives in Los Angeles and Shanghai with her husband and daughter.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L044253
- Title
- Katherine
- Author
- Min, Anchee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1573220051
- ISBN 13
- 9781573220057
- Publisher
- Riverhead Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- WHAR.460 Min, Anchee American Literature 20th Century American Fiction Chinese-American Signed Inscribed, , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.